The Pipe Pro is an event in surfing held annually at Banzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii. It was established in 1971 and has been sponsored by Yeti Coolers, who have a three year partnership in place, which began in 2023.[1]
Current season, competition or edition: Billabong Pipeline Masters 2022 | |
| Sport | Surfing |
|---|---|
| Country | Hawaii |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Barron Mamiya (men) Caitlin Simmers (women) |
| Most titles | Kelly Slater (men) (8) Moana Jones Wong (women) (1) |
The event attracts the top 34 surfers from The World Surf League (WSL) as well as 32 surfers who compete in walk-on trials. Until 2019, the event was the final leg of the Triple Crown of Surfing and the final event on the WSL Championship Tour.[2] Starting with the 2021 season (December 2020), the event is now the opening event of a 2020–21 competition season. In 2022, the event underwent major scheduling, naming, and invitation rules changes.[3][4]
Winners
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edit- ^ Hernandez, Magda (2023-01-23). "YETI Becomes Official Drinkware & Cooler of the World Surf League". Shop-Eat-Surf. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "2015 Men's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour". World Surf League. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Rielly 2023.
- ^ "Things you need to know about the 2021 WSL surfing season(...)". Olympic Channel. December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
Sources
edit- Rielly, Derek (2023-11-26). "How Vans and WSL destroyed surfing's most prestigious cultural relic The Pipeline Masters". BeachGrit. Retrieved 2024-04-12.